It seems like we just got into our groove with Photoshop CS3 and now CS4 is out and everyone is wondering if its really a signifigant upgrade or not. I just spent the day with the folks from Adobe to get a deep dive into the entire CS4 family and let me just say, one day was not nearly enough time to learn about everything. There are very cool changes in virtually every product in the entire suite. Today we are going ... Read More

The 5th major iteration of the Camera Raw plug-in is now shipping as part of Photoshop CS4.  Camera Raw 5 has a number of new features: Local adjustment brush Graduated Filter "Post Crop" Vignetting Opacity for the cloning/healing tool Improved Auto Adjustment Support for the new Camera Profiles that are still in beta form The Camera Raw code is the 'engine' that drives the non-destructive adjustments in Lightroom's Develop module so you'll see that the two products are now aligned in terms of image adjustment capabilities. Camera Raw 5.0 is ... Read More

One of the shows that encouraged me to do a podcast was The Digital Photography Show by Scott Sherman and Michael Stein. Their show covered weekly news and information and quite often had some top notch guest interviews. If you were a fan of the show, or are looking for another great podcast, have no fear, they will soon be back with their own show, just not in associated with The Podcast Network. For more information, and to keep updated on their ... Read More

Are you prepared for the inevitable day when something goes horribly wrong during an important shoot? Kerry and David discuss some situations when things went very wrong and how being prepared can save the day. The guys also talk about being prepared at a wedding by discussing with the church coordinator about any rules that they may have. You can listen to this podcast now using our player widget in the right hand sidebar This podcast is also available on iTunes. Read More

Just in time to miss our podcast recording, Adobe has released Camera Raw 4.6 for Photoshop CS3 on Mac and Windows. This new version adds support for a number of new cameras: The newly-supported models are: Canon EOS Rebel/1000D Canon EOS 50D Fuji FinePix IS Pro (preliminary support was introduced in v4.5) Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS Leaf AFi-II 6 Leaf AFi-II 7 Leaf Aptus-II 6 Leaf Aptus-II 7 Nikon D700 (preliminary support was introduced in v4.5) Nikon D90 (preliminary support was introduced in v4.5) Nikon Coolpix P6000 (preliminary support was introduced in v4.5) Olympus SP-565 ... Read More

This week Canon released new firmware for their EOS line of cameras from the 30D up to the 1Ds Mark III. Think Tank Photo announced the new Urban Disquise 35 and the Shapeshifter Backpack. My co-host this week is David Esquire from Esquire Photography and we talk some more about how we work together to do bridal shows and why "competing" photographers can developed a great synergy by working together. We also talk about making sure you are ready and prepared both ... Read More

The Shape Shifter backpack is a revolutionary breakthrough in photography field and transportation backpack design. It is the first backpack specifically designed to expand and contract to fit your equipment. Its features include: It can be compressed to 3 inches in width once your equipment is removed. Dedicated neoprene pockets for 2 pro size DSLR's, 70-200 2.8, 24-70 2.8, wide angle 2.8, and strobes. Holds up to a 17" laptop in rear compartment. Front pocket organizers for your digital essentials. It can carry tripods and monopods. The ... Read More

There are two types of business people in the world that I can say I have complete and total hatred of. These are patent trolls and copyright trolls. While copyright trolls aren't as well known at the former, they are just as bad. One particular one I am going to point out today is Parent Media Group and their copyright trolling in the guise of a child photo contest. My good friend Udi from DIYPhotography.net pointed out this particular troll to me ... Read More

The Urban Disguise™35 is the perfect size for photographers on the go:  it holds up to a 13.3" laptop with a standard-size DSLR or up to a 10" laptop with a Pro-size DSLR with lens attached.  It features a large opening for easy access to equipment, it can be attached to a roller, and it can be used as a backpack with the Shoulder Harness (sold separately). Its features include: 1.  Holds multiple lenses and accessories 2.  Holds Pro-Size DSLR + small Notebook 3.  Holds up ... Read More

Continuing the revolution in the field of flash memory card speed and capacity, Pretec has released 64GB and 100GB, 233X CF cards with access speed of up to 35MB/s, overtaking the Pretec 48GB CF card, the previous world’s record holder for highest capacity CF card; and super high speed 333X 32GB and 50GB CF cards capable of running up to 50 MB per second of Read/Write speed, the highest speed CF card in the world. Pretec CF 233X and 333X CF cards use ... Read More